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Crime rate

Posted: Tue Feb 4, 2025 8:28pm
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Lapster

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Hi there, my girlfriend and I are currently looking at a house in Sax however someone has mentioned that there can be high levels of crime in the area. Drugs sold, quite a few travelling people causing issues locally etc. would be great to get a locals view of the safety and security in the area and its surroundings. Many thanks, Ian

Villas

Posted: Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:30am

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Posted: Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:30am

Lapster wrote on Tue Feb 4, 2025 8:28pm:

Hi there, my girlfriend and I are currently looking at a house in Sax however someone has mentioned that there can be high levels of crime in the area. Drugs sold, quite a few travelling people causing issues locally etc. would be great to get a locals view of the safety and security in the area ...

...and its surroundings. Many thanks, Ian

Hi, Without offering factual evidence, (only my experience as living in Sax for well over 20yrs), I don´t think that this town has "high levels of crime" compared with other areas, inland or nearer the coast. "Crime" covers many aspects, from burglary, violence, drug usage etc. In this day & age, with access to motorways & travel, most (both large & small) towns can be visited in a 30-40 minute drive.

With regards "a few travelling people causing issues locally?", Sax is quite small compared to other towns nearby. Sax has almost full employment and subsequently being a small working town, where almost everyone knows each other and Spanish familes & neighbours with a good community spirit.

Hope helps.

V

Jan1961

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:19pm

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Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:19pm

I‘Ve lived just down the road in Salinas for nearly 10 years and I’ve always found Sax very safe, day and night. I feel very comfortable there whatever time of day or night. Folk are friendly.the shops and bars are professional, clean, helpful. I’ve never heard of travelling people causing trouble either. 
maybe I am mistaken but I would much prefer to live  around Sax than in some other towns. 

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Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:45pm

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Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:45pm

Jan1961 wrote on Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:19pm:

I‘Ve lived just down the road in Salinas for nearly 10 years and I’ve always found Sax very safe, day and night. I feel very comfortable there whatever time of day or night. Folk are friendly.the shops and bars are professional, clean, helpful. I’ve never heard of travelling people causing ...

...trouble either. 
maybe I am mistaken but I would much prefer to live  around Sax than in some other towns. 

Agree. Depends on who meet up with them. (angels & demons). V

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